Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-01-24
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
AT WEST BURKE.

The Farmers meeting under the direc-
| tiou of the State Board of Agriculture,
was opened Wednesday, the 18th. at
| 1880 Il. m, with an address of welcome
by j. =. Otis Esq, who welcomed the
Board to this place, after which the
| above named person was chosen chair
| man; Prof. w. w. Cook of Burlington
! gave an address on Renovaling wOrn-out
| Farms, followed by NJ. w. Davis of
| Westminster, and others, and was listened
| to with much interest The afternoon
| session opened at , O'Clock p. m; called
| to order by the chairman H. w. Vail
| gave an address on butter and its manu.
| facture, who said that in starting u dairy
| the first essential thing is to get good
| butter cows, and also must feed them
| riz4t and care for them. He hardly
thinks any system can be made universal
t9e two general rules are cleanliness,
and careful study of the whole matter
He also advises the making Of butter in
the winter, as the most profitable, and
should use the graduating system and
packages suitable for our market, and
we should endeavor to sell direct to the
consumer; | think the farmers lose
very much in marketing their butter :
the average amount of butter per cow in
the state is about 1l9 lbs, but some da-
irymen get 800 lbs. per cow. 1t was
asked 'what he thought of ensilage?" He
was in favor of it; should use butter col
or il he thought necessary to suit Gus
toners. NJ. w. Davis of Westminster
then said he predicted that the silo had
come to stay number of years ago,
and thinks so now: advises cooperative
farming, not only in butter making, but
in general farming; also gave bis dis
criptiOn of the COW that he should Sc
Iect: there are p dairies in the state of
Vermont that average 300 lbs. per COW.
Adjourned to meet .. m.
Evening session called to order at 7-20
by the chairman; NJ. w Davis again
took the stand, and spoke upon the mis-
takes OF the farm; after some preliminary
remarks, he says that Vt, geologically
speaking, is the richest in the United
DbobOo III lCltlIilss anu l1db HulIt Jul
farms are mortgaged, the foreign pop
ulation will take our place and pay for
the farms. ''What is the matter?" What
are the mistakes? The farmer should
be adapted to his business, and should
know all there is in his business, whether
dairy. stock, or otherwise; should advise
feTtiliZing the land in early winter; we
also initiate a certain class that are de-
voices to fashion; why does the foreign
er succeed: Because, he saves; we are
extravagant in our dress; put this motto
over our doors; buy no more than is
necessary, and sell all that we can spare.
Take the best of care of the tools. and
spend your time on the farm; we should
be very careful in the selection, care. and
management of our help: they should
be respectable. steady aud honest. and
then we can take them into our hearts
and home. Young men you make mis-
take in using either profanity. tobacco
or rum. We should not purchase west
ern grain, but should raise our own
grain; there is % million bushels of
AANN NAIC obdbC per year,
our children should be educated in our
business and be made acquainted with it,
think Vermont farmers made a mistake
when they let the OK 90 off the farm:
so per cent of our business men in the
cities We're raised on the farm; then the
matter was discussed by several of the
farmers.
Wednes day morning meeting opened
at 10 a. m, by the chairman. J. p Otis,
when he introduced Mr.. II. II. Hill, OF
Isle LaMotte, who was assigned the
subject of the horse and how TO raise it.
After some remarks Us To general farm
ing, he said the average cost OF feed in
the state of Iowa aud the Northwest.
was not one-third OF the cost Of ours,
and the prod uct Of the farm can be put
into our eastern banks at about the same
cost Of freight; also we have the pro-
dd ce Of oleomargarine TO compete with.
IN view OF these facts, will it not be well
for US TO look TO the breeding OF good
borses1 and gave his idea or breeding